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to: Mary [Armstrong]
March 29, 1865
Armstrong, Halleck, fl. 1865
One letter addressed to Mary from Hal dated March 29, 1865. Pertains to daily life while stationed in Virginia in the military and finances.
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March 30, 1865
One letter addressed to Mary from Hal dated March 30, 1865. Pertains to daily life while stationed in Virginia in the military. Mentions their recent marching orders and how is sleep has been poor.
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March 31, 1865
One letter addressed to Mary from Hal dated March 31, 1865. Pertains to daily life while stationed in Virginia in the military. Mentions that he has been sleeping better.
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April 1, 1865
One letter addressed to Mary from Hal dated April 1, 1865. Pertains to daily life while stationed in the military. Mentions seeing a train car full of Confederate prisoners.
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April 5, 1865
One letter addressed to Mary from Hal dated April 5, 1865. Pertains to daily life while stationed in the military. Mentions that he was assigned to patrol as a city guard.
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April 6, 1865
One letter addressed to Mary from Hal dated Browder's Crossing, April 6, 1865. Pertains to daily life while stationed in the military. Mentions that he is currently waiting at a railroad crossing. Describes the living quarters of enslaved people as...
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April 7, 1865
One letter addressed to Mary from Hal dated Browder's Crossing, April 7, 1865. Pertains to daily life while stationed in the military. Mentions the weather and the determination to "capture" Robert E. Lee's forces.
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April 8, 1865
One letter addressed to Mary from Hal dated Browder's Crossing, April 8, 1865. Pertains to daily life while stationed in the military. Mentions "long trains of army wagons," which contain prisoners of wars, enslaved people held as contraband. Also...
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April 17, 1865
One letter addressed to Mary from Hal dated Browder's Crossing, April 17, 1865. Pertains to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
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April 18, 1865
One letter addressed to Mary from Hal dated Browder's Crossing, April 18, 1865. Pertains to travelling through battlegrounds that are strewn with corpses.
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